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No. 588,527. Patented'Aug. 17,1897.

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SOLOMON J. HOROHELER, OF ROCHESTER, NEXV YORK.

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To all wiz/m, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOLOMON J. HOROHE- LER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Doors. or Window- Sashes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to doors and windowsashes.

' assembled arrangement Fig. 3 is a-longitudinal section showing the partsin their relative arrangement; Fig. 4, a view vsimilar to Fig. 2, but disclosin ga dierentconstruction; Fig. 5, a longitudinal section showing the device disclosed in Fig. 4; Fig. 6, a longitudinal sectionV of a modification;`V and Fig. 7 a cross-section thereof, taken through the bottom rail.

Referring now to Fig. 1, the numerals 1 and .2 designate the stiles, and 3 and 4 the top and bottom rails, respectively. In this figure I have shown both a blind and a full tenon to disclose how either can be used on a screen. The stile 2 is provided with an inner longitudinally-extending groove 5, which extends only part way into the stile, but runs from end to end of the latter. The stile 1 is out away or grooved only from its ends inwardly. The numerals 6 and 7 designate lockingstrips, which are fitted in grooves made in the top and bottom rails, and at one side they are extended to form the blind-tenons 8 and 9, which are received in the grooves 5, and nails 10 and 11 pass through the blind-tenons and the stile 2. The other ends of the lockingstrips are made into the wholetenons 12 and tenons are received in the'grooves 5.

13, which fit in the grooves at the ends of the stile 1, and nails -14 and 15 are employed to secure these tenons.

Referring now to Figs. 2 and 3, I have shown a door consisting of the stiles, the top and bottom rails, a middle or locking rail 16, the upper andlower muntins 17 and 18, and panels 19. The slilesare provided with the longitudinally-extending inner grooves 5, as in Fig. 1. rlhe top and bottom rails are each provided with a groove 20, which extends completely around the same. In the end groove there are located tenons 21 and 22,

which can be secured by nails 23, orY they might be grooved," if desirable, and these ln the bottom groove 2O are fitted locking-strips 24, which may be fastened by nails or by clamping, and each has projecting ends that fit in the grooves 5 of the'stiles. They serve to add additional strength to the connection between the rails and the stiles. Nails 25 pass through the tenons and the projecting ends of the locking-strips, whereby they are secured. The middle or locking rail is of substantiallythe same construction as thev top and bottom rails, and it like-Wise has the lockin gstrips,lying in its upper and lower grooves, and the tenons. The muntins are longitudinally grooved, as at 26, and in said grooves there are fitted locking-strips 27, having projecting ends adapted for reception in the horizontal grooves of the rails.

Referring now to Figs. 4and 5, l have shown a window-sash equipped with my improve.

ments. Here the stiles are grooved, as usual, and in the grooves are set ab utment-strips 28, against which the'glass panes rest. The top and bottom rails are grooved longitudinally and receive locking-strips 29 in the instance o f the top rail and 30 in that of the bottom rail. These locking-strips are made in the shape of a letter L, which has its base-piece projecting beyond the end of ythe rail andvconstituting a tenon 31. It is sometimes preferable to groove the end of the rail, as at 32, and to have the base of the L-shaped strip fitted in said groove. The strip can be fastened in position, as before described. The muntin or division-piece is shown at 33 and IOO it has its ends reduced and fitted in the grooves of the tjop and bottom rails between the inner ends of the locking-strips.

Reference being had to Figs. 6 and 7, it will be observed that another modified construction is disclosed therein. In addition to the longitudinally-extending grooves the stiles have pockets 34. The top and bottom rails are grooved along their upper edges, asat 35, and at their ends, as at 36. The numerals 37 and 3S designate locking pieces or strips, each made in a single piece having a portion which lies in the longitudinal grooves and other portions which extend at an angle thereto which lie in theend grooves. These end portions or tenons 39 and 40 are notched, as at 41, so that a tongue is provided which is received in the pocket in the stile and the remainder of the tenon fits in the groove of the latter. The middle or locking rail has a groove 42, which extends all the way therearound. There are two locking-strips 43 and 44, which are the same general shape as the locking-strips just described, but the t'enon ends are not'cut away. These locking-strips lie in the grooves and have th'e projecting ends. The tenon ends project into the pocketsdirectly. Nails45-securethe'locking-strips to the dilerent rails, while nails 46 secure the tenons to the stiles.

It will be observed that when screens, doors, sashes, blinds, and the like are put together in accordance with my invention it is only necessary to saw and plane the different parts and nail them together, and hence framesI can be produced at a small cost and with rapidity, while they will be exceedingly strong and durable.

Of course the locking-strips and tenons could be made of metal, if desirable, and, further than this, many changes might be resorted to vby a skilled mechanic without detracting from any of the advantages-of my invention, and hence it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein shown and described, but

I consider that I am entitled to all such variations as come within the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what 5o I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a frame, the combination with stiles having grooves or recesses, of rails grooved from end to end, and locking-strips located in the grooves of the rails and having projecting ends which are received in the grooves of the stiles.

2. In a frame, the combination with stiles having grooves, of rails having tenons adapted for reception in the grooves of the stile, and also provided with additional grooves, and locking-strips received in the grooves of the rails and provided with projecting ends also received in the grooves of the stiles.

3. In a door, the combination with stiles having grooves, of rails having tenons fitted in said grooves, and said rails being provided with grooves, a muntin having grooves, and looking-strips located in the grooves of the muntin and having projecting ends received in the grooves of the rails.

4. In a door, the combination with vstiles having grooves, of rails having tenons titted in the grooves of the Stiles, and also provided with upper and lower longitudinal grooves, locking-strips received in the grooves of the rails and having projecting ends fitted in the grooves of the stil'es, a muntin having vertically-extending grooves, locking-strips fitted in said grooves of the muntin `and provided with projecting ends received in the grooves in the rails, and panels fitting in the grooves in the Stiles, the rails and the muntin.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

SOLOMON J. I'I'OR'CHELER.

Vi'tnesses:

W. C. KoHLMET'z, WM. HORCHELER. 

